Oscar Winning Films of the 1940's

How many films of the 1940's can you name that won Oscars?
Name the films, not the individuals that won.
Year = Year the film was released
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Picture
1949
All the King's Men
1948
Hamlet
1947
Gentleman's Agreement
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
1945
The Lost Weekend
1944
Going My Way
1943
Casablanca
1942
Mrs. Miniver
1941
How Green Was My Valley
1940
Rebecca
 
 
Director
1949
A Letter to Three Wives
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1947
Gentleman's Agreement
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
1945
The Lost Weekend
1944
Going My Way
1943
Casablanca
1942
Mrs. Miniver
1941
How Green Was My Valley
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
 
 
Adapted Screenplay
1949
A Letter to Three Wives
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1947
Miracle on 34th Street
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
1945
The Lost Weekend
1944
Going My Way
1943
Casablanca
1942
Mrs. Miniver
1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1940
The Philadelphia Story
 
 
Original Screenplay
1949
Battleground
1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1946
The Seventh Veil
1945
Marie-Louise
1944
Wilson
1943
Princess O'Rourke
1942
Woman of the Year
1941
Citizen Kane
1940
The Great McGinty
 
 
Best Story
1949
The Stratton Story
1948
The Search
1947
Miracle on 34th Street
1946
Vacation from Marriage
1945
The House on 92nd Street
1944
Going My Way
1943
The Human Comedy
1942
49th Parallel
1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1940
Arise, My Love
 
 
International Feature
1949
Bicycle Thieves
1948
Monsieur Vincent
1947
Shoe-Shine
Lead Actor
1949
All the King's Men
1948
Hamlet
1947
A Double Life
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
1945
The Lost Weekend
1944
Going My Way
1943
Watch on the Rhine
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1941
Sergeant York
1940
The Philadelphia Story
 
 
Lead Actress
1949
The Heiress
1948
Johnny Belinda
1947
The Farmer's Daughter
1946
To Each His Own
1945
Mildred Pierce
1944
Gaslight
1943
The Song of Bernadette
1942
Mrs. Miniver
1941
Suspicion
1940
Kitty Foyle
 
 
Supporting Actor
1949
Twelve O'Clock High
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1947
Miracle on 34th Street
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1944
Going My Way
1943
The More the Merrier
1942
Johnny Eager
1941
How Green Was My Valley
1940
The Westerner
 
 
Supporting Actress
1949
All the King's Men
1948
Key Largo
1947
Gentleman's Agreement
1946
The Razor's Edge
1945
National Velvet
1944
None But the Lonely Heart
1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1942
Mrs. Miniver
1941
The Great Lie
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
 
 
Scoring of a Musical Picture
1949
On the Town
1948
Easter Parade
1947
Mother Wore Tights
1946
The Jolson Story
1945
Anchors Aweigh
1944
Cover Girl
1943
This is the Army
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1941
Dumbo
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
1949
The Heiress
1948
The Red Shoes
1947
A Double Life
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
1945
Spellbound
1944
Since You Went Away
1943
The Song of Bernadette
1942
Now, Voyager
1941
The Devil and Daniel Webster
 
 
Original Score/Scoring
1940
Pinocchio
1940
Tin Pan Alley
 
 
Original Song
1949
Neptune's Daughter
1948
The Paleface
1947
The Song of the South
1946
The Harvey Girls
1945
State Fair
1944
Going My Way
1943
Hello, Frisco, Hello
1942
Holiday Inn
1941
Lady Be Good
1940
Pinocchio
 
 
Cinematography (Black and White)
1949
Battleground
1948
The Naked City
1947
Great Expectations
1946
Anna and the King of Siam
1945
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1944
Laura
1943
The Song of Bernadette
1942
Mrs. Miniver
1941
How Green Was My Valley
1940
Rebecca
 
 
Cinematography (Color)
1949
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1948
Joan of Arc
1947
Black Narcissus
1946
The Yearling
1945
Leave Her to Heaven
1944
Wilson
1943
The Phantom of the Opera
1942
The Black Swan
1941
Blood and Sand
1940
The Thief of Bagdad
 
 
Production Design (Black and White)
1949
The Heiress
1948
Hamlet
1947
Great Expectations
1946
Anna and the King of Siam
1945
Blood on the Sun
1944
Gaslight
1943
The Song of Bernadette
1942
This Above All
1941
How Green Was My Valley
1940
Pride and Prejudice
Production Design (Color)
1949
Little Women
1948
The Red Shoes
1947
Black Narcissus
1946
The Yearling
1945
Frenchman's Creek
1944
Wilson
1943
The Phantom of the Opera
1942
My Gal Sal
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
1940
The Thief of Bagdad
 
 
Costume Design (Black and White)
1949
The Heiress
1948
Hamlet
 
 
Costume Design (Color)
1949
The Adventures of Don Juan
1948
Joan of Arc
 
 
Film Editing
1949
Champion
1948
The Naked City
1947
Body and Soul
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
1945
National Velvet
1944
Wilson
1943
Air Force
1942
Pride of the Yankees
1941
Sergeant York
1940
North West Mounted Police
 
 
Sound Mixing
1949
Twelve O'Clock High
1948
The Snake Pit
1947
The Bishop's Wife
1946
The Jolson Story
1945
The Bells of St. Mary's
1944
Wilson
1943
This Land is Mine
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1941
That Hamilton Woman
1940
Strike Up the Band
 
 
Visual Effects
1949
Mighty Joe Young
1948
Portrait of Jennie
1947
Green Dolphin Street
1946
Blithe Spirit
1945
Wonder Man
1944
Thirty Seconds over Tokyo
1943
Crash Dive
1942
Reap the Wild Wind
1941
I Wanted Wings
1940
The Thief of Bagdad
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